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The relevance of CRT to public administrative practice: The role of leaders

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Public administration is poised to recognize that race is constitutive of bureaucratic hierarchies, processes, and outcomes and, as such, to ground our work in a more critical and progressive conceptual framework. In this exploratory analysis, we center Critical Race Theory (CRT) around practice, or praxis, a process that is self-reflexive and race-conscious to address root causes of racism, on the role of public sector leaders. This paper applies leadership research to demonstrate how public leaders, particularly career bureaucrats, can help to eliminate institutional racism. We specifically explore how critical race praxis (CRP) can apply to environmental justice and the movement against environmental racism.

Source: Administrative Theory & Praxis

DOI: 10.1080/10841806.2024.2331962

Authors: Norma Riccucci, Domonic Bearfield, Nicole Humphrey, Shannon Portillo

Institutions: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, George Washington University, University of Kansas, Arizona State University

Language: English

Topic: Public Policy and Administration Research

Subfield: Public Administration

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: University of Montana